2018-19 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Essance Sample
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cy Springs HS
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
2019 NCAA Championships Qualifier - 4x100-meter Relay
2019 NCAA West Regional Qualifier - 4x100-meter Relay
2018 NCAA West Regional Qualifier – 4x100-meter Relay
2018 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Champion – 4x100-meter Relay
2018 First Team All-American Athletic Conference – Outdoor 4x100-meter Relay
JUNIOR (2019-20)
INDOOR
Turned in a second-place finish and lifetime best in the 60m at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational... finished fifth in the 200m at the Red Raider Invitational.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
INDOOR
Turned in a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash at the Red Raider Invite... finished second in the 60-meter dash and fifth-place in the 200-meter dash at the Howie Ryan Invitational... ran a collegiate best 7.52 in the 60-meter at The American Championships.
OUTDOOR
Helped the Cougars clock a first-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay at the Houston Spring Break Invitational... finished second in the 200-meter dash at the Victor Lopez Classic... helped Houston take second-place at the Texas Relays in the 4x200-meter relay... helped Houston finish first in the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay at the Houston Alumni Invitational... won the 100m at the Texas A&M Invitational... ran a collegiate best 11.79 in the prelims of the 100m at the Penn Relays... helped Houston take first-place in the 4x100-meter relay at the Tom Tellez Invitational... ran a collegiate best in the 200m at The American Championships... member of the NCAA Qualifying 4x100-meter relay at the 2019 NCAA Championships.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
INDOOR
Competed in seven meets during her first season on campus…Posted a top-10 finish at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, placing ninth in the 60-meter dash in 7.67…Ran 7.66 to finish eighth in the 60 at the Houston Invitational…Set personal bests in the 60 and 200-meter dash at the Mark Colligan Memorial, running 7.57 and 24.47, respectively…Finished the indoor slate with six top-10 finishes.
OUTDOOR
Ran as a member of Houston’s 4x100-meter relay team that qualified for the NCAA West Regional, where they finished 19th in 45.19…Earned gold at the 2018 American Outdoor Championships as a member of Houston’s 4x100-meter relay squad that won the event in 44.46…Set a personal-best in the 200-meter dash at The American Championships, when she crossed the line in 24.64…Ran 11.84 in the 100-meter dash at the Tom Tellez Invitational to set a personal best and finish third…Finished her freshman outdoor campaign with seven top-10 finishes as an individual and helped lead the Cougars to four wins in the 4x1.
HIGH SCHOOL
Competed for four years for the Panthers of Cy Springs...Was a 3-time district champion in the 100-meter dash...Won regional championships in each of her freshman and sophomore seasons...3-time State Championship qualifier...Holds the school record in the 100-meter dash at 11.46.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Latorsha Dorsey and Cleo Sample...has one sister, Trameceia and two brothers, Jacob and Cleo III...Enjoys reading and playing the piano in her free time...Volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House.
